योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-49

येन सम्यक्परिज्ञाय हेयोपादेयमुज्झता ।
चित्तस्यान्तेऽर्पितं चित्तं जीवितं तस्य शोभते ॥ ४९ ॥

yena samyakparijñāya heyopādeyamujjhatā ,
cittasyānte'rpitaṃ cittaṃ jīvitaṃ tasya śobhate 49

49. yena samyak parijñāya heyopādeyam ujjhatā cittasya
ante arpitam cittam jīvitam tasya śobhate

49. tasya jīvitam śobhate yena heyopādeyam samyak
parijñāya ujjhatā cittasya ante cittam arpitam

49. The life of that person flourishes who, having fully understood what is to be abandoned and what is to be accepted, and having completely given them up, has placed their consciousness (citta) within its own innermost core.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, truly, rightly

• परिज्ञाय (parijñāya) - having fully known, having understood completely

• हेयोपादेयम् (heyopādeyam) - that which is to be rejected and that which is to be accepted

• उज्झत (ujjhata) - by one who abandons, by abandoning, having given up

• चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of consciousness

• अन्ते (ante) - within, in the core, at the end, inside

• अर्पितम् (arpitam) - placed, fixed, offered, entrusted

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, flourishes, is beautiful, is splendid

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what

Note: Refers to the implied person whose life flourishes.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, truly, rightly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'parijñāya'.

परिज्ञाय (parijñāya) - having fully known, having understood completely

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) formed from root 'jñā' with prefix 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

हेयोपादेयम् (heyopādeyam) - that which is to be rejected and that which is to be accepted

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of heyopādeya

heyopādeya - that which is to be rejected and that which is to be accepted

Compound type : dvandva (heya+upādeya)

• heya – to be abandoned, to be rejected
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive (future passive participle)
  Derived from root 'hā' (to abandon).
  Root: hā (class 3)
• upādeya – to be accepted, to be adopted
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive (future passive participle)
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give) with prefixes 'upa' and 'ā'.
  Prefixes: upa+ā
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'parijñāya' and 'ujjhata'.

उज्झत (ujjhata) - by one who abandons, by abandoning, having given up

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ujjhat

ujjhat - abandoning, giving up

present active participle

Present active participle of root 'ujjh' (to abandon).

Root: ujjh (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implicit agent of 'yena'.

चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Note: Possessive, 'of the mind'.

अन्ते (ante) - within, in the core, at the end, inside

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, boundary, interior, proximity

Note: Locative of place, 'within/in the core of'.

अर्पितम् (arpitam) - placed, fixed, offered, entrusted

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arpita

arpita - placed, fixed, offered

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'ṛ' (to go, move), often used causatively ('arpayati' to cause to go, to place).

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Note: Subject of the implied action (is placed).

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'śobhate'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to the person described by 'yena'.

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, flourishes, is beautiful, is splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

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